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People have the ability to adapt quickly with both negative and positive circumstances. Regarding lottery winners - a year after winning, no happier than the control group who didn’t. How to get happy: 1. Feeling good - seek pleasurable emotions and sensations, seeking to repeat and savour pleasant experiences. 2. Engaging fully - pursuing goals and activities in which totally immersed. 3. Doing good. Take a walk outdoors, volunteer, have lunch with a friend. Several studies indicate that marital satisfaction declines after the first child is born and only recovers after the last child leaves homes. Being married, having more friends and having more sex is all positive. Exercise: Smile at the first ten people you see today. The facial expression you make is likely to make you feel better. To be continued with strengths